So the brown truck brought me an A.M.P. - goodbye, pre+power!

Oh yeah.
No more loud fan noise from the XLS. The BH420's fan is quiet
Also, this will save some weight, too
Lots of eq-ing capabilities (bass + 4-band semi-parametric mids + treble, plus Enhance and Tone - though these make it a bit too dry and clickety for my liking) - yet it's great flat, I think that's where it'll stay.
I think I'll keep the SVP-BSP (can never know when I'll need it, the distortion/fuzz channel and the blend can be nice and useful sometimes), but the Crown will be going!
So, that's about it.

I'm digging the one that I just got too! Killer, killer tone. Sure as hell feels like more than the 400 watts it's rated for! BTW Frank, I didn't think that the AMP even had a fan, but as Brad Johnson says: "as always, I could be wrong"....

Well I was pleasently shocked and pleased at how much the Kustom and the AMP sounded alike. Both can go pretty clean, with the gain down and the master vol up and both can get rather gritty with the gain up and the master down. Neither one quite sound like a tube amp but are rather warm for SS amps.

The Kustom obviously has more headroom and I like the EQ section on the AMP a bit more, the AMP weighs about 10 lbs less than the Kustom. Funny how these two amps sound more alike than any other amp I A/Bed against the Kustom prior to getting the AMP.

I'd say the Kustom is a bit harder hitting on the lows (low D and below), prob due to the headroom. The AMP will make a great backup head and also a smaller venue head where I can just grab it and 1 cab. Nice to have options!

Well I was pleasently shocked and pleased at how much the Kustom and the AMP sounded alike. Both can go pretty clean, with the gain down and the master vol up and both can get rather gritty with the gain up and the master down. Neither one quite sound like a tube amp but are rather warm for SS amps.

The Kustom obviously has more headroom and I like the EQ section on the AMP a bit more, the AMP weighs about 10 lbs less than the Kustom. Funny how these two amps sound more alike than any other amp I A/Bed against the Kustom prior to getting the AMP.

I'd say the Kustom is a bit harder hitting on the lows (low D and below), prob due to the headroom. The AMP will make a great backup head and also a smaller venue head where I can just grab it and 1 cab. Nice to have options!

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Thanks for the reply! I was thinking that they would sound fairly similar, but he Kustom would have more headroom and the AMP would be more tonally versatile. So thanks for confirming that for me!

I'm digging the one that I just got too! Killer, killer tone. Sure as hell feels like more than the 400 watts it's rated for! BTW Frank, I didn't think that the AMP even had a fan, but as Brad Johnson says: "as always, I could be wrong"....

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Well mine sounds like it has a fan. I didn't check to see where the air is coming out, but when I turn it on, there's that unmistakeable fan sound, as it starts spinning and reaching it's operating speed, and also when I turn it off, I can hear it slowing down and stopping.
It looks like they were a bit experimental-like: there are many versions. This is rated for European voltages, has the footswich input under the enhance button, headphone out on the back, and this fan.

Well I bought my BH-420 for $250 and it also included a Gator Hardshell 4U rack that has a built in haul handle and wheels (roller rack) and it also came with a BBE Sonic Maximizer mounted in the rack too. Fully racked rig with extras for $250!

There is a BH-260 on Ebay right now going for $99 +$20 and looks to be in A-1 shape. Less than 2 days left and only 1 bid. Link--> AMP BH-260 on Evil Bay

Well I bought my BH-420 for $250 and it also included a Gator Hardshell 4U rack that has a built in haul handle and wheels (roller rack) and it also came with a BBE Sonic Maximizer mounted in the rack too. Fully racked rig with extras for $250!